wallow
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wal·low /ˈwɒləʊ $ ˈwɑːloʊ/ verb [intransitive] 1 wallow in self-pity/despair/defeat etc SAD/UNHAPPYto seem to enjoy being sad etc, especially because you get sympathy from other people – used to show disapproval 〔尤因为得到他人同情而〕沉湎于自怜/绝望/失败等〔含贬义〕 He’d been feeling sorry for himself, wallowing in self-pity. 他一直自哀自怜，无法自拔。2 HBAif an animal or person wallows, it rolls around in mud, water etc for pleasure or to keep cool 〔动物、人为取乐或保持凉爽在泥、水等中〕打滚 hippos wallowing in the mud 在泥浆中打滚的河马3. TTWif a ship or boat wallows, it moves with difficulty through a rough sea 〔船只在大浪中〕颠簸前进 —wallow noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
wallow• It wallowed alongside, its big engines growling.• Nor was he a man who wallowed constantly in self-pity.• If you were fond of hot water, you wallowed in a sunken basin.• Water buffalo pulled plows or wallowed in the paddies.Origin wallow Old English wealwian “to roll”wal·low verbChineseSyllable
get Corpus especially sad being etc, enjoy to seem because to you
wallow
wal‧low /ˈwɒləʊ $ ˈwɑːloʊ/
verb [intransitive]
He’d been feeling sorry for himself, wallowing in self-pity.
2. if an animal or person wallows, it rolls around in mud, water etc for pleasure or to keep cool:
hippos wallowing in the mud
3. if a ship or boat wallows, it moves with difficulty through a rough sea
—wallow noun [countable]
wal‧low /ˈwɒləʊ $ ˈwɑːloʊ/
verb [intransitive] Language: Old English
Origin: wealwian 'to roll'
1. wallow in self-pity/despair/defeat etc to seem to enjoy being sad etc, especially because you get sympathy from other people – used to show disapproval:Origin: wealwian 'to roll'
2. if an animal or person wallows, it rolls around in mud, water etc for pleasure or to keep cool:
3. if a ship or boat wallows, it moves with difficulty through a rough sea
—wallow noun [countable]
often